“Structural deficit” has become a household term these days across Maryland. After all, unless you pay no attention to anything in this state, it’s common knowledge Maryland has an estimated $1.5 billion difference between expenses and receipts that must be reconciled to balance the fiscal year 2009 budget.There are many options on the table currently… Read more »
Category: Opinions
Voices From The Readers
Be Concerned About About Water QualityEditor:On Aug. 10-12, the Worcester County Fair was held in Byrd Park in Snow Hill and it was a great event for everyone. However, someone decided to put chains across the boat ramps and closed them for all three days of the event with no public notice. There was plenty… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Around our office in Berlin, the weekly “Cops and Courts” section is often referred to as this paper’s version of the “comics.” One story this week helps to explain why. There are some stories you just could not fabricate if you tried, and this week the one about a 33-year-old man getting naked and trying… Read more »
What Others Are Saying
Thomas E. Perez, Maryland’s secretary of labor, licensing and regulation, has issued a report that buttresses the stated goal of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration to grant slot-machine gambling licenses to selected racetracks as a means of saving the state’s racing industry and preserving the jobs and farmland that depend on it. The report, which is… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Mark Calendars For OC Public HearingEditor:The question of “How much growth?” comes at us again. This time from a different angle. At the Ocean City Council meeting on Aug. 6, five very well-dressed individuals, the owners, their attorney and their architect, came before the council to request an end to the stop work order placed… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The local version of “No Slots In Maryland” campaign was stepped up a notch this week to time with the Maryland Association of Counties convention. On Monday, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association issued a press release reiterating its stance on the issue with businessmen Buddy Jenkins of Jolly Roger fame and Dr. Lenny Berger, known… Read more »
No Choice But To Look At Room Tax
After weeks of not getting anywhere with presentations before Ocean City and Worcester County governments and even Governor Martin O’Malley, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association took a creative approach to an obvious solution.Officials came before the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week to proposed increasing the 4-percent room tax rate to 4.5 percent and… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Man Should Pay Attention To Own LifeEditor:As a subscriber to the Maryland Coast Dispatch, I eagerly look forward to receiving each issue in the mail. Although I reside 500 miles away, The Dispatch allows me to stay on top of things and does a tremendous job of keeping me informed. This is important to me,… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Christy Freeman admitted to police last week she delivered at least one baby on a toilet and let it drown before wrapping it in a blanket and concealing it. The case would seem to be a slam dunk at this point for the prosecution, but it would seem logical any defense attorney will at some… Read more »
2008 Could Be Year Slots Come To Maryland
The groundwork is slowly but surely being put in place for slot machines coming to Maryland next year.After a couple of quiet years on the one-arm bandit front, 2008 is shaping up to be the critical crossroads for the issue. When the legislature convenes next year, slots are expected to be a major topic of… Read more »